on the bone

idiom

: (with the meat) still connected to the bone or bones
The ham was on the bone.

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There’s still a lot of meat left on the bone, no matter what really happened on the scoreboard. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025 Klare led the Boilermakers in receiving last season (by a large margin), and there was still a lot of meat left on the bone in that offense. Dane Brugler, New York Times, 24 July 2025 Almost half of all athletes surveyed experience pain on the bone above the big toe, where a stud is placed on boots for men. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025 There’s more meat on the bone ahead for Texas, and the remainder of the SEC. Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the bone

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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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